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High School Vinyl

June 4, 2011 by Dennis

When today’s high schoolers reach middle age, it seems unlikely that they’ll stumble across a box of old mp3s when cleaning out their garage. There’s something to be said for the days of tangible media.

Middle-aged Mormon Man recently came across a box of record albums that is sure to bring a flood of memories, fond and otherwise, for those of us anywhere near middle-age. (How long has it been since you thought about Jonathan Livingston Seagull?)

The post is a charming walk down memory lane, although MMM does get at least one fact wrong: when Olivia was singing “I Honestly Love You,” she wasn’t secretly singing it to him; she was singing it to me.

Visit A Box of Memories: High School Vinyl and ‘fess up how many of these albums you had in your collection.

Filed Under: Featured, Music Tagged With: Middle-aged Mormon Man

Enraptured by the Rapture

May 21, 2011 by Dennis

Some end of the world predictions catch on better than others. For some reason, radio evangelist Harold Camping’s prediction of today, May 21, 2011, leads the pack and may not be surpassed for a long time (if there will still be more time).

It’s even captured the fancy of the MDB community as well. Here is what a few of us had to say about that.

Linescratchers, a group music blog for and by LDS musicians and those who love them, came up with their Music Bucket List: Rapture Edition, featuring concerts and albums they must re-experience at least once before they die, such as: “I think I’d listen to Abbey Road for sure. Now that’s a farewell album if I ever heard one.”
Saint Mark is graduating Sunday from law school in Boston. Sadly, that is a day after rapture. “I ran into a parade of May 21st believers. I tried to make a deal with one of them: I’ll read your brochure on why this Saturday is the day of judgment if you will take this pass along card and call the number on it on Sunday, if Sunday happens.” Find out what happened next in Judgment Day or Just Another Day of Judgment?
Michael Lyons prefers to stick with Matthew 24′s take on the timing of the Second Coming. Still, he wonders if he can “use the predicted rapture as a way of getting out of the Fathers/Sons overnighter tonight?” Read more in No Man Knoweth – I Think I’ll Stick with That.
Middle-aged Mormon Man brings us his revised to-do list based on the rapture date, including the following section from Friday:

~~Pay car payment.~~
Taco Bell for lunch.
~~Tell wife about speeding ticket.~~

Get the full list here in A Rapturous To-Do List.

Filed Under: Featured, General Tagged With: Into the Lyons Den, Linescratchers, Michael Lyons, Middle-aged Mormon Man, Modern Mormon Men, Saint Mark

Update on Amazing Race Mormon Edition

May 9, 2011 by Dennis

Middle-aged Mormon Man finds some evidence to support his hunch about the anti-happy-couple bias on Amazing Race. Read Update: The Amazing Race – Mormon Edition.

Filed Under: Surfer Tagged With: Middle-aged Mormon Man

Amazing Race Mormon Edition

April 30, 2011 by Dennis

Happily married couples typically lack the pyrotechnics that make for scintillating television. Which possibly explains why there aren’t any on this season’s Amazing Race. Moreover, the popular reality show, which follows pairs of contestants all around the world, doesn’t have a married couple of any kind this season.

MDBer Middle-aged Mormon Man has done some crack investigative reporting and has found the secret transcript of a happily married LDS couple’s efforts with one particular challenge on the show. Contestants Hyrum and Tami’s experience was sweet, but likely dooms the chances for any other happily married couples from this community.

Read MMM’s account in Amazing Race: Mormon Edition.

Filed Under: Featured, Film/TV Tagged With: Middle-aged Mormon Man, television

The Friday Five • Episode 3

April 22, 2011 by Dennis

So much good stuff – not enough days. Hence, The Friday Five:

An Abundance of Pudding. A husband’s offer to volunteer 30 minutes turns into a 9-hour ordeal and an experience never-to-be forgotten. In a good way.

Jeff Lindsay’s post in Mormanity shows that were more than just about the Jello at LDS functions. Sometimes, we’re about the pudding. Read An Abundance of Pudding.

The Easter Egg Miracle. Funny guys Kirby Heyborne and Lincoln Hoppe are at it again, just in time for Easter.

Kirby is the “kerB” in kerBLINK, Lincoln is the “LINK”. While the duo specializes in funny business, their aim is for something a little more serious. They are trying to create a place where families can come view good, funny, clean videos and other creative content. They hope to soon be site that features other people’s content as well, offering a more family-friendly version of sites like funnyordie.com.

We wish them all the best. For now, let them entertain you with An Easter Treat. Bring a tissue.

Smiling Guy Revealed! His winning smile will be an indelible memory from April’s General Conference. But who is he? What were his intentions? And is he single?

These questions raged throughout the LDS blogosphere, but leave it to a newcomer to MDB to land the Oprah-sized interview. Paul Wilson, co-owner of LDSFriends.com, tracked down the smiling guy in Australia and lined up a webcam interview. Paul and his wife have two daughters. He serves in the bishopric of his ward in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Welcome Paul and his blog to MDB by watching Interviewing Smiling Guy, who turns out to be Dan Smith, a self-employed carpenter from Melbourne. (And yes, ladies, he’s single.)

No Peace in the Restroom. With seven children under age 14, it’s been years since Ken Craig has been able to use the restroom in peace.

“Dad, look! I’m waving at you! (Little fingers sticking out from under the door.)”

Read Ken’s fun post, Reader’s Indigestion.

Pennies from Heaven. Another newcomer to MDB is from a blogger known only as Middle-aged Mormon Man.

MDB has learned that MMM is the father of 5, happily married, active in church service, and a former Bishop.

“Am quite ‘orthodox,’ in my beliefs,” writes MMM, “but feel we can joke and have fun within our unique culture.”

For his 99th post, he created a video to demonstrate how family budgets work using a table full of pennies. Welcome MMM to MDB by watching Family Finances – Penny Wise.